WORKSHOP BY HEADWORD PUBLICATIONS

REPORT ON WORKSHOP BY HEADWORD PUBLICATIONS

The Session was conducted by the resource person Mr. Manish Mishra from Headword Publications and was attended by our Respected Principal Ma’am, Supervisor Ma’am and Pre-Primary teachers of both St. George’s School and Paul George Global School.

The session began with an introduction to the Purple Leaf philosophy, which strongly emphasizes that every child is unique and possesses different learning abilities and potential. The major highlights of the workshop are following:

The series uses a color-coded progression to help teachers and students navigate the levels:

•  S – Sky Blue (Nursery): 9-book set focusing on LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) skills.
•  K – Pink (KG): 11-book set including “Web of Hindi” and Phonics introduction.
•  Y – Yellow (Upper KG): 12-book set introducing Financial Literacy and Story Books.

The resource person also explained the logic behind Indo-Arabic numerals, helping teachers understand number formation through angles and strokes. Tracing with correct directional flow was emphasized to ensure accurate number formation. The use of art-integrated and interdisciplinary approaches, including skip counting, was also highlighted.

The assessment system includes oral, written, and digital assessments. QR codes provided in the books allow access to digital content without requiring internet connectivity.To prevent “Writing Phobia,” the workshop stressed:

•  Fine Motor Skills: Developing the correct three-finger grip.
•  Font Selection: Use of the Sassoon Font instead of cursive at the foundational stage.
•  Head, Heart, and Hands: A holistic approach to ensure psychomotor and emotional development.
•  Storytelling: Moving away from “lengthy” stories that no one reads, focusing instead on “Why” and “Big Stories” that foster Cognitive Development.

Some suggestions and observations were shared by the teachers regarding the proposed academic changes for Preschool, KG, and Upper KG. The feedback is shared with the intention of maintaining consistency, clarity, and age-appropriate learning for young children.

Teachers observed that slight strokes are being introduced in the formation of English small letters. However, the currently prescribed activity books do not include these strokes. Introducing this change would require modifications in the activity books as well, otherwise it may lead to inconsistency and confusion for students.

In Mathematics, some number formation such as 1and 7 presently followed by the teachers is different from the newly suggested pattern. Changing the number formation at this stage may create confusion among children, as they are already

familiar and comfortable with the existing method.

In Hindi, matras have been introduced at the Pre-Primary level. As per the current syllabus followed by the school, children are taught only 2-letter, 3-letter, and 4-letter words, and matras are not included.

The publishers assured the teachers that changes would be made in accordance with their suggestions.